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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"University town"”.
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An investigation into the effect of COVID-19 on the spatial dimension of a South African university town: the case of Westdene
… neighbourhood adjacent to the largest campus of University of Johannesburg (UJ), the Auckland Park Kingsway (UJ APK) Campus, defined as a university town. Notably, studies on university towns conceptualised the associated social, cultural, economic and physical factors, collectively referred to …
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Exploring town-gown developmental paradigms : A case of University of Venda's 'Univen Town concept'
University towns or town gown relationships are increasingly becoming an accepted developmental narrative between institutions of higher learning and their host communities. The University of Venda was mandated by the Honourable Minister of Higher Education and Training Dr. Blade Nzimande, in …
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The impact of tobacco control policies on university students' smoking in Ontario
… initiation among youth; whether young adult university students' smoking participation is influenced by community smoking restrictions, campus tobacco control policies or both remains an empirical question. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship among current smoking status …
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Korean English Fever in the U.S.: Temporary Migrant Parents' Evolving Beliefs About Normal Parenting Practices and Children's Natural Language Learning
… 3- to 8-year-old children living in a Midwestern university town. Through in-depth interviews with parents and observations of their daily lives, I began to understand their belief systems regarding their children's English education and how they enacted these belief systems in their daily lives. …
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A contemporary teashop design based on Chinese traditions
… and teahouse design. An existing site in a university town was selected for the study. Historical factors were identified through review literature and visual records of historic teahouses and architecture. Photos of contemporary Chinese teahouses provided information on teahouse operation …
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(W)raps of consciousness: articulating women's rights through hip hop in the Middle East and North Africa region
… from these countries residing in a Midwestern university town in the U.S. through interviews and discussions as the women reflect on what the messages from the artists mean in their own lives. Through discourse ethnography (Morley, 1999; Baéz, 2007; Durham, 2013), I analyze popular culture …
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Liberté - The Positivity Coffee Bar: Challenging Perceptions
… The research study aims to examine how the small University town of Lampeter, in Ceredigion, Mid-West Wales, will respond to the questionnaire, which shall endeavour to engage the community and involve the inhabitants. The aim of the study is to evaluate the feasibility and development of a …
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Analysis of the relationship between pre-kindergarten children's drawing and language
… local elementary school located in a Mid-Western university town. These children participated in take-home reading and drawing activities once a week for one school year. Children's drawings that were completed after reading storybooks with their parents served as data documenting their drawing …
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The Use of Designated Drivers to Deter Alcohol-Impaired Driving: Is this a Viable Intervention for a College Community?
… drivers leaving drinking establishments in a university town. A 2 (Male vs. Female) x 2 (DD vs. Non-DD) ANOVA indicated a main effect for gender, a main effect for driver type, and a significant interaction for gender and driver type. The interaction was due to a greater reduction in BACs for …
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Theoretical Constructs that Predict Women's Exercise
… and community members of a southwestern Virginia university town. Variables that were entered into the regression included age, body mass index, exercise knowledge, self-esteem, depression level,self-efficacy, stage of change, exercise goals, outcome expectations and outcome values. Because of the …
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Svenska Pommern : kulturmöten och identifikation 1720–1815
… of German Nation and the Swedish realm. The port town of Stralsund played a key roll in the Swedish economy at the Baltic Sea, whereas the university town of Greifswald was the intellectual centre. On a cultural level, this situation opened up for a double inspiration. This study examines cultural …
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A Geography of Fear of Crime in Maynooth
… be dealing specifically with public space in the university town of Maynooth, Co. Kildare. In the four years I have attended the college there have been numerous reports of attacks on female students on college grounds and in the town. At the time these reports had the effect of curtailing the …
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The impacts of a science-based videogame intervention on interest in stem for adolescent learners
… at a local youth center in a Midwestern university town where we advertised our program as a five-day STEM-focused Minecraft summer camp. Selected case studies expressed the highest or lowest interest in STEM and Minecraft mastery in their respective groups on a 5-point Likert scale. …
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The Analysis Of Preserved And Degraded Human Skeletal Material: Understanding Relationships Between Bone And The Soil Environment
The relationship that soil interred human bone has with the burial environment has implications for the survival of the organic and inorganic components, including collagen and DNA. The study of both the Chapel House Farm Medieval cemetery, Poulton, Cheshire, UK, and contemporary skeletal remains …